Scythe fastener



Sept 1, 19 25.

J. B. BRADSHAW SCYTHE FASTENER Filed Sept. 16, 1924 gww'ntb a J. B. flraashanc Patented Sept. 1, 1925.

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. Application flledeSeptembenw, 1924. Serial-No: 738,078.

To all .euhomdt may concern i 1 Be it known. that 1,.Jon B BRansHAw,

a citizen ofthe :United States, residing ,at

Stanford in the county of fLilJCQlIl and :State of Jientucky, have invented certain new and useful Improvements, in Scythe Fasteners; andl do hereby ,declarethe following to be; afull, .clearyand exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

' The invention relates to fastening means of the nature devised for securing a scythe to the snath and has for its object to insure a firm and positive connection between the blade and handle and to dispense with the use of keys heretofore employed that are liable to get lost and at the same time providing for adjustment of the blade to render the operation of the implement more comfortable and less fatiguing with the result that more work may be accomplished in a given time.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent and suggest themselves as the nature of the invention is understood.

While the drawings illustrate an embodiment of the invention it is to be understood that in adapting the same to meet different conditions and requirements, various changes in the form, proportion and minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the nature of the invention.

Referring to the accompanying drawings forming a part of the specification,

Figure 1 is a detail view showing the fastening means for securing a scythe to a snath embodying the invention,

Figure 2 is a sectional view on the line 22 of Figure 1, and

Figure 3 is a sectional View on 3-3 of Figure 1.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and designated in the several views of the drawings by like reference characters.

The numeral 10 denotes the snath and 11 the scythe which is provided at its heel with the usual tang 12 whereby it may be the line secured to the snath. In accordance with the invention, the terminal portion of the tang 12 is reduced as indicated at 13, the opposite edges of the reduced portion forming abutments for the inner ends of set screws :14 whereby the blade :is made fast} to the j sn-athin the required adjusted position.

"Ringsulf and 16 are-attached tQethe-blade end I of the 'snath '10 j and are held thereto by suitable fastening means, such; as screws 17 andta'bolt :18 if-need be; These rings.

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one side with a loop or opening 19 to receive the tang 12. Theend ring 15 snugly receives the tang 12 and the ring 16 admits of the end of the tang 12 having a lateral movement whereby the angle of the scythe may be adjusted within certain limits as required. Set screws 14; are threaded into opposite portions of the loop or part of the ring 16 provided with the opening 19 so that their inner ends engage opposite edges of the reduced portion 13 of the tang 12 and by properly manipulating the .set screws 14 the end of the tang 12,may be adjusted laterally and held in the required adjusted position by turning up the screws 14 so that their inner ends bind against opposite edges of the part 13.

What is claimed is 1. A scythe fastener comprising rings adapted to be secured to a-- handle, each of said rings having a second opening therein substantially rectangular in shape and'having the plane of one of the walls defining said openings substantially parallel with the axis of the ring, the last mentioned opening in each ring being adapted to receive the tang of a scythe blade, and means associated with one of the rings to secure the tang thereto. 1

2. A scythe fastener comprising rings adapted to be secured to a handle, each of said rings having a second opening therein substantially rectangular in shape and having the plane of one of the walls defining said opening substantially parallel with the axis of the ring, the last mentioned opening in each ring being adapted to receive the tang of a scythe blade, and means engaging the end walls of the substantially rectangular opening in one of the rings and adapted to engage the tang to secure it in position.

3. A scythe fastener comprising rings adapted to be secured to a handle, each of said rings having a second opening therein substantially rectangular in shape and having the plane of one of the walls defining in each ring being adapted to receive thetang of a scythe blade, and set screws engaging one of the rings through the walls defining the ends of the rectangular opening and adapted to engage the tang to secure it in position relatively to the handle.

4. A scythe fastener for a blade having a tang provided with notches in its side edges, comprising rings adapted to be secured to a handle and each having a second opening substantially rectangular in shape and having the plane of one of the walls defining said opening substantially parallel with the axis of the ring, said last mentioned openings being adapted to receive the tang aforesaid and means engaging one of the rings through the Walls defining the ends of the rectangular opening to engage the notches in the tang.

5. A scythe fastener for a blade having a tang provided with notches in its side edges with inclined shoulders diverging towards the free end of the tang, comp-rising rings adapted to be secured to a handle and each having a second opening substantially rectangularin shape and having the plane of one of the walls defining said opening substantially parallel with the axis of the ring, said last mentioned opening in each ring being adapted to receive the tang aforesaid, and means engaging one of the rings through the walls defining the ends of the rectangular opening to engage the inclined shoulders in the notches aforesaid. I

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature,

JOE B. BRADSHAW. 

